Former winger Johnson, who earned £60,000 a week playing for Sunderland, vowed to fight on after losing his appeal in July.

In a statement released at the time, his solicitor said: “We have received notification that Adam Johnson’s applications for leave to appeal against his conviction and sentence have been refused by the Single Judge.

“He is obviously disappointed.

“Having carefully considered all of the information, we will be lodging renewed applications on conviction and sentence in the coming days.”

Adam Johnson handed six years in jail

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